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Trichosirius inornatus (Hutton, 1873)Species Images
Alive under stones below low tide. Bay of Islands, Northland, NZ. 12mm
Alive under stones, Bay of Islands, Northland, NZ. 12mm
Alive under a rock, Houhora Heads, Far North, NZ. 10mm
Alive under a rock, Houhora Heads, Far North, NZ. 10mm
Taxonomy: Trichosirius inornatus (Hutton, 1873)
Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Capuloidea (Superfamily) > Capulidae (Family) > Trichosirius (Genus) > inornatus (Species)
Family:
CAPULIDAE
Synonymised Names:
=Trichosirius (Trichosirius) inornatus (Hutton, 1873) accepted, alternate representation
=Trichosirius inornatus chathamensis Finlay, 1928
=Trichotropis clathrata G.B. Sowerby II, 1874
=Trichotropis inornata Hutton, 1873
Details: Trichosirius inornatus (Hutton, 1873)
Size/Grows to:
Height 17mm, Width 11mm
Distribution:
North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands, from low tide
Geographical Range:
ACFME.
Notes:
Marine, Endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.147)

Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
E =
Endemic
I =
Introduced
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil